Roter Veltliner

Gruner Veltliner is an Austrian grape which is getting better known by wine lovers all over the world: what surprised me was that there is a Roter Veltliner as well, also from Austria. The two grapes are however not thought to be related, though Roter Veltliner is a parent of Fruhroter Veltliner (the other being Silvaner). A naturally high yeilding variety, the amount of fruit produced needs to be restricted to give high quality wine, which can be found say from Wagram. The wine would then be elegant and rich in extract with fine aromatics and good ageing potential.

I tasted this wine at last year's Wine Fair. It was a very pale straw, with a crisp fruity acid nose, dry crisp palate with some apple notes, and planty of acid to support it right to the finish.